New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-05-04
Wednesday, May 4, 1887.

a few days ago q bull fight by cleo
rics'light came off at the city OF Mexico.
An immense crowd had assembled at
the Colon Plaza, President Diaz and
other prominent men were ia attend.
ance Tho arena was brilliantly light
ed by ten electric lights, and the gaudy
uniforms of the natadors fairly blaze'l.
The door Of the bull pen was thrown
open; the. first bull made . rush at the
picadors and in minute was master OF
the arena, having killed one horse and
gored two others; one matador and q
picador we're laid out though not killed.
The fighters became very timid and
piled the sword from the side, being
afraid 10 face the animal. as lis usual.
OF five bulls every one was desperate
in the blazing light, and horses and ri
ders were rolled over and tossed in q
terrible manner. The swordsman at
tempted to kill the bull as he charged,
and was caught on the horns and
tossed out of the arena almost lifeless.
The result Of the fight was four horses
killed, several torn and crippled and
two matadors nearly killed and several
picadors disabled The dazzling light
seems to make the animals wild. This
was the first time bull fighting has been
tried by electric light. = The result of
the fight shows that the bulls derive
more benefit from the progress of civil
ization than their biped assailants. But
whatever the estimation may be in
which bull fights are held, there are
certain kinds of sport whose level is
still lower. Just put a biped beast of
the Cardiff. Killen or Sullivan type in
the place OF the bull, furnish both par
ties with gloves, and let them fight to
a finish and you will have a con-
test that lacks every redeeming ele-
lnent and demo nstrates to the satisfac-
ton of everyone entitled to be called a
human being that man can sink below
the level of the brute. If we are to toll
crate any such relics of mans savage
state, then give us the bull fight with
all the dangers and the display of real
courage attendant on the same; let the
Cardiffs, the Killens and other wind
bags enter the arena, sword in hand,
and face antagonists decidedly more
valiant, and powerful, and worthy than
themselves, and there demonstrate the
superiority of human skill and art over
mere brutal force. The prize fight re-
porters of the GLOBE and other dailies
might act as chulos.
Since the execution of Marshal Ney
in 1875, accounts have appeared from
time to time of his having been seen in
various countries. The tradition was
that on Dec. 6, 1915, Napoleon's favor
tie was secretly taken from his prison
and that on the next day another con-
demned man was shot in Ney's place.
Or. Lyman Draper, president of the
Wisconsin Historical Society, now at
tempts to show that a French school
teacher, Peter Ney,who came to Roman
County, N. c., in 1916, and subsequent.
ly died there, was none other than the
famous victor Of Elchingen. AS Mar
shall MichaelN ev's skull was trepanned,
it will be an easy matter to disproye
Or. Draper's theory by exhuming the
remains of the North Carolina school
teacher. The marshars memoirs, pub
lished by Missions in 1883, do not indi-
cate that his family knew anything 81
his having exchanged the sword for the
rod.
Some OF our enterprising dailies have
at length discovered that it is useless
for q citizen of Germany to sue Prince
Bismarck for libel. 1t has been decid
ed that as a German general the chan
cellor cannot be touched by the civil
courts; the only way to get at him is
through a military tribunal. He can
SANDER any civilian outrageously and
so free Prince Bismarck has beer
enjoying this privilege for about fiftee'
years, long before our daiies consid
cred it proper to promote the major t
the rank Of a general; and more thar
that, if the chancellor or any othe
member of the civil service thinks tina
be has been libelled or, slandered, b
may put in a complaint and then tn
state will prosecute. In such cases tn
complainant may turn states wit
ness.
John Z. Cauntt, the reformed Gov